Health minister: Cyprus is speeding up cancer care

The state is under the obligation to provide cancer patients and their families a full range of health services, Minister of Health Michalis Damianou said on Monday.

The minister made his remarks at an event organised by the Pancyprian Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf), noting that the organisation has been key to raising awareness of issues facing cancer patients “through [its] noble goals and actions”.

Health is not only limited to physical wellness, “but is closely linked to mental and social wellbeing”...